Hockeyboy76 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Looking good dude. Can’t wait to see the finished build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 In between the Wildcat builds I have been working on the carrier deck for this one. I have managed to get the main deck colour on but there is still plenty to do, so I can foresee a few late night sessions over the next week in an effort to get this over the line. The aircraft is nearly there with just a couple of HARM's to paint up before adding all the final details. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 this one looks awesome as well!c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 That’s looking great dude. Will have to keep an eye out for one, but will need to replace the Hornet with a Tomcat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nicely done with the base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Thanks for the comments chaps. The base is almost complete, I am going to try pushing some personal boundaries and attempt a bit of light weathering around the blast doors. The trucks had their decals applied today and need a coat of varnish to seal them in, I also have to start on the deck crew. Aircraft wise, the wheels are on AGM-88's are painted, the undercarriage doors have to be separated into their individual parts and then I can add the underwing bits and bobs. by John L, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 the final push for the finish line! That deck deck and wee trucks look great, can't wait to see them all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 This is almost finished now, just some paint required on the some of the fireman and touch up on the missiles will see those finished. I also need to come up with some way of painting in the windows on the deck structure, I am not sure how best to represent those yet. But just for @trickyrich here is how things should look when I complete it tomorrow. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 I finished off the final few bits this morning and below are some photos of the work carried out over the past couple of days. The base has had some weathering applied to the blast doors and the deck area just in front using a mix of oils , and the deck area had a couple of coats off matt clear. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The figures were painted, the trucks had decals applied and some matt clear sealed everything in. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr And the EA-18 had the doors and under-wing stores added after having a couple of coats of satin clear. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I have really enjoyed this build, it has been something different for me. Thanks to everyone who followed and commented along the way and special thanks to @bootneck for supplying some of the figures used in this build. I'll post some gallery photos shortly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Great stuff John An awful lot of work but the end result looks the business, congratulations Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 fantastic!!! I'm glad you made it in time, what and awesome looking model/diorama, well done. Those little trucks are tiny and you'd be hard pressed to tell they were 1/144th and not something of a larger scale, very nicely done. It's great to see one of these models here and you can be very proud of what you've produced. It's been really great to have you along, I hope you enjoyed yourself and looking forward to seeing future builds in other GB's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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